Glasgow Warriors duo Kevin Tkachuk (prop) and new signing DTH van der Merwe (centre) helped Canada become the first nation to emerge through the global qualifying process and confirm its place at 2011 Rugby World Cup, following a 41-18 victory over USA in the second leg of their play-off in Edmonton on Saturday.

The win at Ellerslie Rugby Park gives Canada a 47-30 aggregate victory, following USA's 12-6 win in Charleston on July 4, and qualifies them for RWC 2011 as Americas 1 to join hosts New Zealand, France, Tonga and the Asian qualifier in Pool A.

USA must now regroup to face Uruguay in a home and away play-off to determine the Americas 2 qualifier, who will join Australia, Ireland, Italy and Europe 2 in Pool C. The loser of this tie will have another chance to qualify through the cross-continental final place play-off in 2010.

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1. Kevin Tkachuk (Glasgow Warriors)
2. Pat Riordan (University of Victoria/Burnaby Lake, BC)
3. Dan Pletch (Oakville Crusaders/Lucan, ON)
4. Mike Burak (Unattached/Vancouver, BC)
5. Tyler Hotson (UBC Old Boy Ravens/Vancouver, BC)
6. Jebb Sinclair (Castaway Wanderers/Frederiction, NB)
7. Nanyak Dala (Castaway Wanderers/Saskatoon, SK)
8. Adam Kleeberger (University of Victoria/White Rock, BC)

9.  Ed Fairhurst (Cornish Pirates/Victoria, BC)
10. Ander Monro (Colorno, Italy)

11. Justin Mensah-Coker (Moseley/Vancouver, BC)
12. Ryan Smith (Calgary Irish/Caledon, ON)
13. DTH van der Merwe (Glasgow Warriors)
14. Matt Evans (Hartpury College/Duncan, BC)
15. James Pritchard (Bedford RFC)

Replacements
16. Mike Pletch (Velox Valhallians/Lucan, ON)
17. Andrew Tiedemann (University of Victoria/St. Albert, AB)
18. Chauncey O’Toole (Castaway Wanderers/Belle Isle, NB)
19. Stu Ault  (Mosely RFC/Perth, ON)
20. Bryn Keys  (Moseley RFC/Abbotsford, BC)
 21. Phil Mack (James Bay AA/Victoria, BC)
22. Ciaran Hearn (Castaway Wanderers/Conception Bay, Nfld)